Marcus Freeman has been in the top 10 in most drills for outside linebackers.

Freeman, Robiskie might reap rewards on draft day -

Marcus Freeman yesterday joined Brian Robiskie as Ohio State players who likely have made money
at the NFL scouting combine.

Freeman's performances in almost every drill so far have been in the top 10 among fellow outside
linebackers working out at Indianapolis.

He had the top linebacker performance in the 20-yard shuttle (4.12 seconds) and tied for first
in the vertical jump (37 inches).

He also had the seventh-best 40-yard dash time, 4.74 seconds.

On Sunday, Freeman tied for the best bench press, doing 30 repetitions of 225 pounds.

Viewed as a third-round pick going into the combine, Freeman might have moved up a round.

During the weekend, Robiskie stood out among receivers and probably solidified his second-round
standing. He was in the top 10 in vertical jump (37.5), the three-cone drill (6.72 seconds) and the
20-yard shuttle (4.19).

His 40-yard dash time of 4.51 was not top 10, but was respectable for a player of his size -- 6
feet 3, 209 pounds.

Workouts wrap up today with defensive backs. It will be a big day for OSU cornerback Malcolm
Jenkins, who hopes to run a sub-4.5-second time in the 40 and prove he should be a corner and not a
safety.

Of the six OSU players to run 40s so far, only Freeman and running back Chris "Beanie" Wells
(4.59, tied for 10th) were among the top 10 at their positions.

The other Ohio State 40 times were offensive tackle Alex Boone (5.25), receiver Brian Hartline
(4.53) and inside linebacker James Laurinaitis (4.81, unofficially).

The 40 times in general are a bit slower than expected. That helps players such as Wells, who
many analysts project to be the second running back picked behind Knowshon Moreno of Georgia.
Moreno ran only a 4.63.

Hartline performed well in the drills that measure agility and burst -- the three-cone (6.65,
tied for second) and the 20-yard shuttle (4.12, tied for fourth). He also was the best receiver in
the 60-yard shuttle (10.92).

That should help him make his case to be a slot receiver in the NFL.

"Playing in the slot is definitely a different beast than playing on the outside, so that, I
think, is a very strong trait of mine," Hartline said.

Along with Wells, other players whose stock probably has remained steady are Boone and
Laurinaitis.

Boone tied for fourth among linemen in bench press (33), but did not post top times in other
drills. Laurinaitis' 40 time was a tad slow, but he did well in agility drills.